Sculpture “Uomo di Mare”, 1990 by Lenardo Lustig in Santa Margherita Ligure.
From http://www.leonardolustig.it/profile/leonardo-lustig/?lang=en
Leonardo Lustig was born in Santa Margherita Ligure on 1969 (he is German origin).
Since an early age, he shows his vocation for drawing and sculpture, which brings him to successfully finish both the School of Arts in Chiavari and the course of sculpture at the Fine Art Academy of Carrara. After his degree at the Academy, he improves the techniques of working materials in foundries and marble laboratories in Carrara and Pietrasanta, where he works successfully as an assistant of the Moravian sculptor Ivan Theimer and where he meets internationally renowned artists.
As the visitor can see from the drawings and the visits to museums, Lustig’s artistic formation is strongly influenced by the intense and continuative studies of the nature of the major works of the western culture. Leonardo Lustig’s works mainly come from his study of the nature forms and above all of the human body. He takes inspiration from the Greek art, which represents the starting point to get his own artistic expression. Since his artistic début he has been specially interested in the study of the manufacture techniques of various materials, being aware that only their knowledge leads to the clear realization of the “artistic idea”.
The emphasis on movement is fundamental in many of his works. On his work they have expressed qualified critics (Germano Beringheli, Valerio Grimaldi, Franco Boys, Valerio Cremolini, Wolfgang Hirsch and many others) accompanying solo exhibitions in venues in Italy and abroad. Since 2003 he has his own studio in the Bozano Gandolfi Villa, in San Lorenzo della Costa, on the hills of Santa Margherita Ligure. Some of his life-size sculptures are permanently exhibited in the enchanting garden of the Villa, from which you can enjoy a fantastic sight of the Tigullio Gulf.